The Linux lesson Windows needs
section: windows, for your questions: KezNews forum, 11.4.2008
Gartner analysts are running about in Las Vegas, hair on fire, shouting that Windows is collapsing. Or about to collapse. Or something.
This is easy to get snarky about, but there is a real issue here. With each new release of Windows, it adds capability, it adds code, and it gets bigger. It’s the Moore’s Law of Windows, Gates’ Corollary.
Windows Vista is a bigger piece of software than XP was, XP was bigger than Windows 98, etc. etc. etc. With all those dependencies there is bound to be trouble, and if you run Vista, you know what that is.
What’s the solution? Linux followers may consider me apostate for mentioning this, but just take a page from Linux’ book.
Linux is Linux, but not all Linuxes are created equal. The Linux you run on a mobile phone is not the same as the Linux you run on a blade server. The former contains only those kernel functions it needs to do what it needs to do.
That’s what all these various Linux vendors are really up to, slicing and dicing and parsing and picking what the Linux Foundation delivers into something custom made for their customers, like cooks creating meals from an ingredient list.
Microsoft has never done that. It’s tried to, with things like Window Mobile. But eventually everything it touches turns to bloatware, in the name of compatibility.
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Comments(14)
linux has some great software. people you should really give it a second look.
linux is good but not nice to work with. compare a windows user interface linux one..
linux is ugly in face but very good inside.. windows very nice with less value inside.. i
think linux cant be a avrage users favorite untill he shaves the (inter) face... kde has
more chance, but do something!!! the interface is of year 90
at alfa: you're an idiot, don't talk or write. check out linux xp for example.
alfa, you haven't looked at linux lately.
www.gnome-look.org
you
can make linux, under gnome, look and act exactly like xp, vista, and even osx.
wtf would you want to make linux look like xp or vista for? its linux for christs sake.
ubuntu interface is more than adequate and as for vista's plastic-fantastic, in-organic
bloat interface, well. linux wins the day!
ubuntu is better than vista!!
microsoft is introducing stripped down kernel in windows 7. it's called winmin.
it sounds that microsoft is moving toward linux direction
without windows we're not here
linux akia ole netscape 4.0 looks. other linux skins still don't help. windows looks
different with other skins like visual styles.
linux is shit
free shit os
by linus torvald on 12.04.2008 - 21:04
linux is shit
~moron, i think its ur bedtime, or code a somthing/ if u can
stfu
at hoss: learn how to spell retard, maybe people will listen. linux is an open source os
that works great! dont knock it until youve tried it!
one word....beryl!
linux is garbage.... interesting only for an experienced user
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The Linux lesson Windows needs
By TC on 12.04.2008 - 04:04